Friday August 15, 2025 IN THE NEWS Netflix more than doubled its overall US Upfront commitments this year, in line with expectations. That news comes from President of Advertising Amy Reinhard, who reported year-over-year growth across all key categories including Retail, CPG, Telco, Health & Wellness, Entertainment and Tech. On the live front, added […]
A CYNOPSIS MESSAGE FROM OMEDA Thursday August 14, 2025 IN THE NEWS BIA Advisory Services has lowered its 2025 outlook for local advertising to $169 billion, down 2.4% versus last year, and a 1.5% decrease from the company’s earlier estimate of $171.4 billion. Economic pressures such as consumer sentiment, tariffs, high interest […]
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Wednesday August 13, 2025 IN THE NEWS Sinclair is exploring options for its broadcast business include a merger. Sinclair’s board of directors has authorized a strategic review to evaluate separating ventures through a spin-off, split-off or other transaction. “With record financial performance and proven operational excellence, Sinclair intends to be a catalyst in the […]
Tuesday August 12, 2025 IN THE NEWS Buzz based on news that leading station owner Nexstar is in advanced talks to acquire its rival helped drive shares in local TV giant Tegna. Stocks surged nearly 30% in mid-day trading Monday. A Nexstar-Tegna deal would likely trigger even more consolidation in the local TV sector, […]
Monday August 11, 2025 Amazon Web Services is providing US federal agencies with discounts worth up to $1 billion to use its services for the federal government’s digital transformation and AI capacity The discounts are intended to be used across federal agencies for AWS’ cloud infrastructure, modernization programs and training services, in a deal that […]
Monday August 11, 2025 IN THE NEWS Gray Media struck a deal with Allen Media Group to acquire AMG’s television stations in ten markets for $171 million. The transaction would bring Gray into three new markets, Columbus-Tupelo, Mississippi; Terre Haute, Indiana; and West Lafayette, Indiana, and strengthen the company’s presence in the seven other […]
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Friday August 8, 2025 IN THE NEWS It’s official – Skydance Media has completed its $8.4 billion merger with Paramount Global, creating media and entertainment company Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. “Today marks an exciting and pivotal moment as we prepare to bring Paramount’s legacy as a Hollywood institution into the future of entertainment,” said […]
Thursday August 7, 2025 IN THE NEWS Following Netflix’s lead, Disney said it will stop reporting subscriber numbers with its quarterly reports. “We believe quarterly updates on the number of paid subscribers and ARPU have become less meaningful to evaluating the performance of our businesses, and we will no longer report these metrics starting […]